WIRP-N at Utrecht

At this special workshop, we want to tackle specific logical and philosophical aspects of the notions of indeterminism and free action that are central in the work of Nuel Belnap.

The workshop

What is really possible for Nuel (WIRP-N): Nuel Belnap’s work on indeterminism and free action

will take place in Utrecht, at the Kannunikenzaal of the Faculty Club of Utrecht University, on Friday/Saturday, 15/16 June 2012. Street address: Achter de Dom 7a, Utrecht. Attendance is free, but limited due to space restrictions; if you wish to attend, please register via email to possibilities@phil.uu.nl.

Speakers & Participants

  • Nuel Belnap (University of Pittsburgh): Internalizing case-relative truth in CIFOL
  • Jan Broersen (Utrecht University): A formalization of moral luck
  • Mark Brown (Syracuse University): Musings on foundations
  • James Garson (University of Houston): Open futures in propositional logic
  • Mitchell Green (University of Virginia, now UConn at Storrs): On saying what will be
  • Thomas Müller (Utrecht University, now Konstanz)
  • Peter Øhrstrøm (Aalborg): Belnap’s arguments against the so-called thin red line
  • Tomasz Placek (Jagiellonian University, Kraków): On a GR-friendly version of BST
  • Marek Sergot (Imperial College, London): Examples, illustrations, observations, problems
  • Niko Strobach (University of Münster): In retrospect. Can BST models be reinterpreted for what decisions, speciation events and ontogenesis might have in common?
  • Daniel Vanderveken (University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières): Intentionality and minimal rationality in the logic of action

Time Table

The workshop will start on both days at 10.00; coffee will be available from 9:30. Talks continue until 17.00, followed by a plenary discussion session until 18.00. We are planning to have 10 talks in total: 5 on the first day, and 5 on the second. Talks are 45 minutes, plus 15 minutes time for discussion.

Friday, June 15 Title Saturday, June 16 Title
9.30-10.00 Coffee 9.30-10.00 Coffee
10.00-10.15 Müller Introduction 10.00-10.15 Müller Introduction
10.15-11.15 Belnap Internalizing case-relative truth in CIFOL 10.15-11.15 Brown Musings on foundations
11.15-12.15 Garson Open futures in propositional logic 11.15-12.15 Green On saying what will be
12.15-13.30 Lunch 12.15-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.30 Vanderveken Intentionality and minimal rationality in the logic of action 13.30-14.30 Placek On a GR-friendly version of BST
14.30-15.30 Sergot t.b.a. 14.30-15.30 Strobach In retrospect. Can BST models be reinterpreted for what decisions, speciation events and ontogenesis might have in common?
15.30-16.00 Coffee 15.30-16.00 Coffee
16.00-17.00 Broersen A formalization of moral luck 16.00-17.00 Øhrstrøm Belnap’s arguments against the so-called thin red line
17.00-17.15 Break 17.00-17.15 Break
17.15-18.00 Plenum General discussion of day 1 17.15-18.00 Plenum General discussion of day 2

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 15/06/2012 - 16/06/2012
All Day

Location
Kannunikenzaal, Utrecht